US Army Hawks park here

[hawkwrench]

This is the LZ for any blackhawk related STUFF! Clear on the P,droops are out,2 to fly,100% and your clear up right.Let's go!!!

[hawkwrench]

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1222094/M/

[hawkwrench]

Does anybody have any full view pics of this Medevac Hawk?That would make a nice model.I guess those yellow stripes have something to do with the DMZ I suppose?

[Falcon053]

Here are some that I took this summer in Afghanistan.

And a couple of Med Evacs.

Duane

[hawkwrench]

:o OHHH YEAH!!!!!!!!That's what I'm talking about.Very,very,cool pics!!!!!The UH-60 with the horse on the cowling,what unit is that?It kinda looks like an 82nd Airborne patch on the pilot's sleeve.

[flemister60]

I'll tell you what, hawkwrench. When I go back to work on Wed. I'll take my camera and get you a whole bunch of shots of the yellow stripe Hawks. I work/fly out of K-16 AB just south of Seoul, S. Korea where most of these yellowstripes can be found. The rest are with the Medevac down at Camp Humphreys. Yes, those stripes do have something to do with the DMZ. There is one LZ that is inside the DMZ, ONLY those aircraft with the stripes are allowed in to that spot and that is after alot of coordination.

CW3 Steve Flemister

CINCHAWK 2-2 AVN.

K-16 AB Korea

[CW4 Erick Swanberg]

Dude you should have told me you were a modeler before you left here. How's "THE HILL" these days. Many a good nights walking around there. Yes the stripes are exactly what you said they are for. Only a/c with the stripes can go up into the DMZ and land at the helipad. Erick

I'll tell you what, hawkwrench. When I go back to work on Wed. I'll take my camera and get you a whole bunch of shots of the yellow stripe Hawks. I work/fly out of K-16 AB just south of Seoul, S. Korea where most of these yellowstripes can be found. The rest are with the Medevac down at Camp Humphreys. Yes, those stripes do have something to do with the DMZ. There is one LZ that is inside the DMZ, ONLY those aircraft with the stripes are allowed in to that spot and that is after alot of coordination.

CW3 Steve Flemister

CINCHAWK 2-2 AVN.

K-16 AB Korea

[CW4 Erick Swanberg]

Those Med Hawks look like the ones from my unit in Germany the 159th Med. They are at Drum now unlucky SOB's Erick

Here are some that I took this summer in Afghanistan.

And a couple of Med Evacs.

Duane

Edited December 31, 2007 by CW4 Erick Swanberg

[hawkwrench]

Steve.Thanks alot ahead of of time for the pics.Can't wait to see them.I read mike Durant's book"In the Company of Heroes"and He spoke about flying Medevac out of Camp Casey and flying the DMZ.Sounds like the pilots have their hands full trying to navigate that special corridor.

[Cobrahistorian]

Here's one of Second Batt's "nipple-nose" Alphas. 074 came into the unit after being a VIP bird for a while. You can't really tell from the pics, but she was painted a Vietnam-esque OD instead of the regular CARC green when she first arrived at the unit.

There's a "boob" comment in there somewhere, but I'm just gonna leave you sensitive Hawk types alone.

Edited December 31, 2007 by Cobrahistorian

[hawkwrench]

Aw come on Jon,your just jealous because we have em',and you don't. :blink: I saw a picture of a C2 bird flying out of Bosnia that had a "nipple" nose(snoopy nose for you sensitive folks).Don't see too many of those except for Spec Ops who always have them.Thanks for the pics! You can be an Honorary Hawk Driver if you want.Erik can give you a quick checkride,and I'll clear the P!!!!!!

[CHEYENNE56]

An interesting paint scheme and one probably not to be seen again. This pic was on of eight Blackhawks working the julian fire in San Diego in 2003. The guys painted the helicopters with non-standard paint schemes with the simulated fire on the nose and sides.....some Forest Service Jackoff saw the scheme and said it was insulting to the homeowners that the helicopters had "painted fire" on them and told them to remove the excess paint. Nowadays they only have the squares of paint in the proper positions. Ive got pics of one blackhwak with both light blue and orange paint on the same helo. The light blue isnt used anymore and it wasnt visable enough. This last season i saw Orange paint , green paint , red paint ,pink paint and yellow paint.

This Helicopter was based at Los Alamitos Joint Services AAF in Southern California.

Also a thought.....its very tough getting good pics of Army Blackhawks except when the sun is low , around noon its almost impossible.

[CHEYENNE56]

LACFD S-70-33A FIREHAWK "Copter 19" hoverfills during the recent Malibu fire in Calif. Its alot better to be shooting ABOVE the helicopter because when your level it blows ALOT of mist.

BOTH PICS... COPYRIGHTED.

A LACFD FIREHAWK "Copter 16" pulls pitch after hoverfilling 1000 gallons during the recent Malibu fire.

[CHEYENNE56]

A Los Alamitos based UH-60 waits next to a Mather Based UH-60 before starting a day of firefighting during the huge ZACA fire in Southern Calif during the summer of 2007. COPYRIGHT.

[hawkwrench]

Although I could see people getting angry over the flames considering the circumstances,I still think it's a cool scheme.Thanks for the pics Cheyenne56.

[flemister60]

Until I get the yellow stripe hawks on here, you have to make do with my current aircraft. This is one of three in the detachment.

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[bru(no)]

An interesting paint scheme and one probably not to be seen again. This pic was on of eight Blackhawks working the julian fire in San Diego in 2003. The guys painted the helicopters with non-standard paint schemes with the simulated fire on the nose and sides.....some Forest Service Jackoff saw the scheme and said it was insulting to the homeowners that the helicopters had "painted fire" on them and told them to remove the excess paint. Nowadays they only have the squares of paint in the proper positions. Ive got pics of one blackhwak with both light blue and orange paint on the same helo. The light blue isnt used anymore and it wasnt visable enough. This last season i saw Orange paint , green paint , red paint ,pink paint and yellow paint.

This Helicopter was based at Los Alamitos Joint Services AAF in Southern California.

Also a thought.....its very tough getting good pics of Army Blackhawks except when the sun is low , around noon its almost impossible.

this bird is beautifull. are there any other pictures of this bird???

Bruno

[Midnight Storm]

Mather California

Can anyone ID this guy?

[Cobrahistorian]

Aw come on Jon,your just jealous because we have em',and you don't.

What, boobs?

Thanks for the pics! You can be an Honorary Hawk Driver if you want.Erik can give you a quick checkride,and I'll clear the P!!!!!!

Thanks for the offer, but I prefer "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" to "Kumbayah".

In all seriousness, here's a couple more Hawk shots that I've taken over the years.

The first one is the first Hawk I ever flew in. Next two are the first Mike model I sat in. Damn I wish our blades had chord like that....

[Trigger]

Can anyone ID this guy?

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Will's correct, it's a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk. Looks to be up to the most recent specs, but I can't make out the tail markings so I've no idea what unit it belongs too. Was that photo also shot in Mather, California? 129th Rescue Wing, CA ANG perhaps?

[Midnight Storm]

Will's correct, it's a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk. Looks to be up to the most recent specs, but I can't make out the tail markings so I've no idea what unit it belongs too. Was that photo also shot in Mather, California? 129th Rescue Wing, CA ANG perhaps?

Mather Ca, is correct, I think I have one more shot of him leaving.

[badpony]

while I spent a bit of time in the back of the 'Hawks during my trip to the suck, this is the only picture I have that's worthy

[Murph]

Regards,

Murph

[Cobrahistorian]

Regards,

Murph

The man has a point.

[tomcatlover]

"Lunar 61" doing some touch-n-goes at the Lunar Pad this morning.